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Jeff Evans

@jeffevanswriter.bsky.social

Beer, television, music, quizzing, not necessarily in that order. Author: The Penguin TV Companion, Rock & Pop on British TV, numerous books on beer; former editor of the Good Beer Guide; question writer for Mastermind and other TV series.

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The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Talking Pictures TV Sky 328 Freeview 82 Virgin 445 Freesat 306
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Talking Pictures TV Sky 328 Freeview 82 Virgin 445 Freesat 306

This Christmas on #TPTV Channel Premiere! Classic Spy-Fiction Series begins Sunday 28th December at 4pm! THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. (1964) #TPTVsubtitles Stars #DavidMcCallum #RobertVaughn

07.12.2025 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 7
A range of Ten Acre's books.

A range of Ten Acre's books.

Need a special gift for the classic TV fan in your life? From in-depth histories to initimate biographies, we've got it covered! Check out our range of books at tenacrebooks.co.uk, and here's a rundown of some our great titles…

06.12.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

If you had to choose it wouldn’t take long.

06.12.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The incongruity between price and quality (and also quantity) is quite something on this pub beer list.

06.12.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Christmas card from Prince Luitpold of Bavaria who runs the Kaltenberg brewery.

Christmas card from Prince Luitpold of Bavaria who runs the Kaltenberg brewery.

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The Christmas card from the Prince has arrived.

05.12.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They did a run of Strong Suffolk at the end of 2023 but I don't know about later. I think 5X is mostly used for Old Crafty Hen.

04.12.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

At least you know where I've been.

04.12.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've been writing those same words for some time.

03.12.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Robin Smith, bless him, judging a pack of racists needed to be silenced, from Derek Pringle’s obituary for the great England & Hampshire batsman. In an era when England struggled to win Tests, let alone Series, Smith was a fabulous player of frequently frighteningly fast bowling. I adored him.

03.12.2025 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen by Jeff Bond (Hardcover, NEW) Take a visual journey through the mind and career of the Master of Disaster, producer of The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno, illustrated with over 2,000 exclusive images. This lavish coff...

Behold, a massive career survey of unabashed schlock master Irwin Allen, with hundreds of pictures and a forward by Billy Mumy of Lost in Space. mzs.press/The-Fantasy-...

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We have a special award for this evening, to honour the work of Martyn Cornell (@thezythophile.bsky.social) as his contribution to beer writing throughout his life.

We present Martyn’s Lifetime Achievement Award to his brother, Dave Cornell.

27.11.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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I get asked quite often if it's possible to get my book about Children Of The Stones and all of ITV's other spooky fantasy-based seventies children's serials from the long-deleted DVD release from anywhere? Well, it's now available here... www.patreon.com/posts/comple...

28.11.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a page from Drinks Retailing magazine with reviews by Jeff Evans of new beers from Cairngorm, Tun, Wye Valley and Simple Things Fermentations.

Photo of a page from Drinks Retailing magazine with reviews by Jeff Evans of new beers from Cairngorm, Tun, Wye Valley and Simple Things Fermentations.

My latest reviews for Drinks Retailing.

28.11.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Well done, David.

28.11.2025 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely film that highlights the value the BBC gives us. Early exposure for a young Ian Hislop too.

27.11.2025 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When I give my children's TV talks hardly anyone remembers Whirligig, even with audiences who are in their 70s and 80s. Shows just how few TV sets were around in the early 50s.

26.11.2025 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Defending our national treasure: the voice of the nation Politicians see the BBC through the lens of TV news, but those who want to undermine it threaten a central plank of our national culture

The BBC is a public service broadcaster - news, drama, music, documentary and at its heart, be it for children or adults, education.

It's World Service reaches around the world and in a fragmenting world it must survive, writes Stephen MacNair.

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Whirligig A tribute to a much-loved Saturday teatime children's favourite, 75 years on.

Exactly 75 years ago today, BBC Television began regular broadcasting at Saturday teatimes with the very first episode of Whirligig, one of its first well-known, long-running children’s shows.

To mark the occasion, I’ve written a feature for the BBC website.

But if you’d like to know more… (1/3)

25.11.2025 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No spoilers.

24.11.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

West Coast music your thing? #Mastermind tonight has a round on the Laurel Canyon scene in the '60s and '70s set by me.

24.11.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Cover design for Radio Times: Doctor Who Insiders – The Early Years.

Cover design for Radio Times: Doctor Who Insiders – The Early Years.

Internal spread from Radio Times: Doctor Who Insiders – The Early Years.

Internal spread from Radio Times: Doctor Who Insiders – The Early Years.

Internal spread from Radio Times: Doctor Who Insiders – The Early Years.

Internal spread from Radio Times: Doctor Who Insiders – The Early Years.

Internal spread from Radio Times: Doctor Who Insiders – The Early Years.

Internal spread from Radio Times: Doctor Who Insiders – The Early Years.

It's Doctor Who Day. To celebrate, I've edited and designed a new digital bookazine for @radiotimes.bsky.social, collecting the best of the magazine's articles and rare photography from the show's early years. Download it FREE from www.radiotimes.com/doctor-who-t...

23.11.2025 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 127    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
Bottle of Our Brewery saison from Northern Ireland.

Bottle of Our Brewery saison from Northern Ireland.

Another classy offering from N Ireland’s #ourbrewery, this time an 8.5%, bottle-conditioned saison. Tart, refreshing and keeps you interested.

22.11.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of text from an Italian book of chart hits for Ringo Starr with It Don't Come Easy listed as I Don't Come Easy.

Picture of text from an Italian book of chart hits for Ringo Starr with It Don't Come Easy listed as I Don't Come Easy.

Time to repost my favourite Beatles typo.

20.11.2025 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Those UK journalists backing Trump - a man who endorses the murder of a journalist because he’s β€˜controversial’ - against the BBC need to see if they can find their moral compass

19.11.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 340    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Defending the BBC when truth is under siege Since my election, I have been a consistent advocate for the BBC. Not out of sentimentality, but because in an age saturated with disinformation, the BBC remains one of Britain’s strongest defences ag...

Good to see @peterprinsleymp.bsky.social support #BBC "It is striking that those most eager to discredit it on social media often present themselves as patriots. In truth, few actions are less patriotic than undermining an institution that contributes so profoundly to Britain’s identity."

18.11.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Cast of The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Cast of The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Hooray! Just learned @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social is to air The Man From U.N.C.L.E. series!

18.11.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 8
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Defending the WAC: Our Rights, Their Wrongs: The WAC Campaign To Date by John Wyver Just about exactly a year ago, on 19 November 2024, I e-mailed a group of colleagues expressing concern about the Terms of Use researchers had to sign up to it secure access to the immeasurably rich…

The WAC campaign to date

More from me with details of progress (or lack thereof) in the campaign against the shutting down of access at the Written Archives Centre, and a summary of quite why this policy shift is, simply and straightforwardly, wrong.

cstonline.net/defending-th...

14.11.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sad to hear this. A pioneer for American craft brewers in the UK and the beers were great, too.

15.11.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC β€˜100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.

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Chateau Marmont can be seen behind the billboard

Chateau Marmont can be seen behind the billboard

The 1967 billboard for Love's Forever Changes album in West Hollywood. The original album art was by Bob Pepper.

15.11.2025 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 207    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

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